Effect of long-time retention of scalp needle in the treatment of balance dysfunction after stroke:a me-ta-analysis
ZHANG Hongli
GU Chencong
WANG Wenjun
HAN Gang
YANG Tong
WANG Lichun
Abstract：Objective To systematically evaluate the therapeutic effect of long-time retention of scalp acupuncture on balance dysfunction after stroke.Methods Randomized controlled trial(RCT)of long-time retention of scalp needle in the treatment of balance dysfunction after stroke were searched in PubMed,CNKI,VIP and WanFang Data.The retriev-al time was from the establishment of the database to October 2022.Cochrane manual was used to evaluate the quality of the included literature,and RevMan5.4 software was used for meta-analysis.Results Finally,21 articles were includ-ed,involving a total of 1 711 patients.The results of meta-analysis showed that the Berg Balance Scale Score of the long-time retention of scalp needle group(MD=6.31,95%CI:4.97-7.65,Z=9.24,P<0.000 01),clinical efficacy evalua-tion(RR=1.21,95%CI:1.12-1.31,Z=4.88,P<0.000 01),FMA score(MD=9.72,95%CI:6.60-12.38,Z=6.12,P<0.000 01),Barthel index(MD=9.54,95%CI:5.36-13.72,Z=4.47,P<0.000 01),the improved Barthel index(MD=6.78,95%CI:4.10-9.46,Z=4.96,P<0.000 01)and FMB score(MD=2.25,95%CI:0.57-3.93,Z=2.63,P =0.009)were more excellent than the control group.Conclusion Long-time retention of scalp needle has a certain ef-fect in treating balance dysfunction after stroke,which can effectively improve the balance function of stroke patients,im-prove walking ability and daily living ability.
Keywords：scalp acupunctureacupuncturestrokebalance functionmeta analysis
Publication Date：2023-12-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 11-18 )